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Endocrine & MetabolicSevere
Type 1 Diabetes
Endocrinology & Diabetology · Endocrine & Metabolic
Severe
Severity
Uncommon — a much less common form of diabetes than type 2, though it remains one of the most frequent chronic diseases diagnosed in childhood
Prevalence
No
Contagious
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by an autoimmune process in which the body's immune system mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing beta cells within the pancreas
- 2though the exact trigger for this immune attack is not fully understood. Genetic predisposition plays a role
- 3with certain genes increasing susceptibility
- 4and environmental factors such as viral infections are thought to potentially trigger the autoimmune process in genetically susceptible individuals. Unlike type 2 diabetes
- 5lifestyle factors such as diet and physical activity do not cause type 1 diabetes.
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